14 years ago in a tiny, termite-ridden building on Old Newport Blvd, we opened the doors to our v...

“Your friends will wonder how you always seem to be in the right spot for every set wave." For al...

It should be no surprise that we are big fans of noseriding around here. Patagonia and Lauren Hil...

Part of our job is to refine our best sellers and ensure that they are as reliable and true as an...

Last week, I wrote an article about what to expect when you make the jump from a foamie (like the...

In honor of National Almond Day, we're taking a look back at the origin of our name (which we st...

So, you've been riding a "foamie" like an R-Series Surfboard for a couple years, and you're start...

Two Feet & Firing is both a celebration and a call to action. It's a celebration of how much ...

Three Waves at Doheny with Andy Nieblas (riding his signature model: the 9'8 Walks on Water)  🎥: ...

On Wednesday morning, we gathered for the first meeting of the Early & Often Surf Club for 20...

Over the next several weeks, we are going to be doing some shop renovations around here. (7 1/2 y...

My interest in surfing extends so far as it contributes to human flourishing. What a genuine deli...

One of the most satisfying sensations on a wave is to be firmly perched on the nose of a longboa...

Immersing yourself in cold water has health benefits—so embrace cold water and enjoy every bit of...

I touched on this last week, in our Tips for Getting Your Very First Barrel, but the point is so ...

We asked you guys what surfing goals you had for 2023, and naturally "get barreled" was among the...

We are kicking off 2023 with a CLEAN ONE... This is a 9'6 Lumberjack with white panels and a spec...

We took our most stable noserider model, Andy Nieblas' Walks on Water, and made it... smaller.  A...

The Law of Diminishing Returns is defined as such: "a principle stating that profits or benefits...

Here is Almond's head shaper, Griffin Neumann-Kyle, speed-shaping a surfboard in 45 seconds.

Surfboards are like the guitars of the outdoor recreation world... because they are both function...

WTRP (pronounced Wyatt Earp) is an acronym for Winged-Twin Rounded-Pin. This a mid-sized surfboa...

I've been surfing more lately. My year started off with the birth of our second child, followed b...

We ship surfboards all over the world. It's rewarding for us to know that the boards we build her...

On Black Friday, we closed the shop and went surfing... and we invited you to join us. The waves ...

I have often lamented the demise of the modern surf film; in part because films were so formative...

For the fourth (maybe fifth?) year in a row... Almond Surf Shop going to be closed on Black Frida...

Surfing is not productive, in that there is no tangible output of the time and effort spent surfi...

Photo: Hannah Reynolds Surfing makes me feel connected.  Especially where I’m located in Orange ...

This week's "Board of the Week" also happens to be our most stable noserider.   This board is abs...

Take the quiz to see which of our board models best matched up with where you are trying to take ...

Each week, we want to slow down and highlight one favorite board from the shop. While every surfb...

Let's say you've always been curious about adding a fish or a mid-length or a longboard to your s...

We are introducing a new segment around here, called "Board of the Week" It's a chance to slow do...

Take a look at how Alex Swanson constructs his #threeboardquiver for year-round surf enjoyment....

This is part of our "Ask Almond Shaper Griffin NK Anything" Series... Doug asks: "Space is hard t...